Bacteria Taints Luna Pier Beach

High bacteria levels have prompted Monroe County health officials Wednesday to advise the public to stay out of the water at the Luna Pier city beach.

One of three water samples taken Tuesday morning showed excessively high levels of E. coli bacteria on the north end of the beach. The reading was over 2,400 colonies compared to a safe threshold of 300.

The reading was so high, health officials suspect it was a fluke, a sampling of a single concentrated spot of contamination.

The department plans to take another sample Thursday and expects to know the results by noon on Friday.